MCSE Windows 2000 Network Administration Study Guide (Exam 70-216) (Book/CD-ROM)

Windows 2000's purpose in life is to facilitate networking, with its various Server machines hosting community resources and its Professional boxes collaborating securely. If you're aiming to become a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), especially a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), you need to understand the material in MCSE: Windows 2000 Network Administration Study Guide. It's designed to help you prepare for the Implementing and Administering a Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure exam (70-216), and it succeeds at that. Perhaps more importantly, the book teaches the practical aspects of network construction and management in a Microsoft environment.

A typical section has to do with security for remote access services, beginning with what purpose the technologies serve, and all of the relevant pieces of the system--this is where all the acronyms get decoded. With the groundwork laid, you learn how to do the relevant hands-on work: there are explicit instructions for configuring callback and setting the number of failed login attempts that causes account lockout, among other tasks. Some tips and a chapter outline conclude the coverage, and an exam-like quiz (with annotated answers on separate pages) concludes each chapter. --David Wall

Topics covered: The material Microsoft says you need to understand in order to pass the Implementing and Administering a Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure exam (70-216), including domain names and their resolution with the Domain Name Service (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) setup and operation, remote access, routing, and security.